Already a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A. -- The New York Times. -- BusinessWeek Michener is eloquent in describing the actual flights into space, as well as the blazing, apocalyptic re-entry of the shuttle into earth\'s atmosphere.
Without question, the Space program\'s dramatic dimensions provide the stuff of great fiction. -- The New York Times Book Review Space is everything that Michener fans have come to expect. a sympathetic, historically sound treatment of an important human endeavor that someday could be the stuff of myth, told here with gripping effect. . . -- The Wall Street Journal A novel of very high adventure .
Space is one of his best books.
Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon. . .
Praise for Space A master storyteller . senator who takes his personal battle not only to a nation, but to the heavens
Dieter Kolff, a German rocket scientist who once worked for the Nazis
Randy Claggett, the astronaut who meets his destiny on a mission to the far side of the moon; and Cynthia Rhee, the reporter whose determined crusade brings their story to a breathless world.
This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and daring of countless men and women--people like Stanley Mott, the engineer whose irrepressible drive for knowledge places him at the center of the American exploration effort
Norman Grant, the war hero and U.
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Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the last great frontier.
Already a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A
